Caracal Sunrise, Sunset and Moon in December 2026
Day length goes from 9 h 08 min on December 1 to 8 h 56 min on December 31. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 7:58 AM and sunset from 4:45 PM to 4:54 PM.
Every day
Dawn and dusk are civil twilight (the sun 6 degrees below the horizon); golden hour starts when the evening sun is 6 degrees up; full dark is astronomical twilight, 18 degrees down. A blank moonrise or moonset means it falls on the next day.
| Date | Dawn | Sunrise | Sunset | Dusk | Golden hour | Full dark | Day length | Change | Moon | Moonrise | Moonset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | 7:05 AM | 7:37 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:18 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:29 PM | 9 h 08 min | Last quarter 8:09 AM | 12:53 PM | ||
| Dec 2 | 7:06 AM | 7:39 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:18 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:29 PM | 9 h 06 min | -2.0 min | Last quarter, 46% | 12:43 AM | 1:13 PM |
| Dec 3 | 7:07 AM | 7:40 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:28 PM | 9 h 05 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 36% | 1:53 AM | 1:32 PM |
| Dec 4 | 7:08 AM | 7:41 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:28 PM | 9 h 04 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 26% | 3:01 AM | 1:52 PM |
| Dec 5 | 7:09 AM | 7:42 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:28 PM | 9 h 02 min | -2.0 min | Waning crescent, 17% | 4:09 AM | 2:14 PM |
| Dec 6 | 7:10 AM | 7:43 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:28 PM | 9 h 01 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 10% | 5:17 AM | 2:40 PM |
| Dec 7 | 7:11 AM | 7:44 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:28 PM | 9 h 00 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 5% | 6:24 AM | 3:12 PM |
| Dec 8 | 7:12 AM | 7:45 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:28 PM | 8 h 59 min | -1.0 min | Waning crescent, 1% | 7:28 AM | 3:52 PM |
| Dec 9 | 7:13 AM | 7:46 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:28 PM | 8 h 58 min | -1.0 min | New moon 2:52 AM | 8:26 AM | 4:39 PM |
| Dec 10 | 7:14 AM | 7:47 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:29 PM | 8 h 57 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 1% | 9:17 AM | 5:34 PM |
| Dec 11 | 7:14 AM | 7:47 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:29 PM | 8 h 57 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 4% | 9:58 AM | 6:34 PM |
| Dec 12 | 7:15 AM | 7:48 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:29 PM | 8 h 56 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 10% | 10:32 AM | 7:38 PM |
| Dec 13 | 7:16 AM | 7:49 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:17 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:29 PM | 8 h 55 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 17% | 11:00 AM | 8:43 PM |
| Dec 14 | 7:17 AM | 7:50 AM | 4:44 PM | 5:18 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:29 PM | 8 h 54 min | -1.0 min | Waxing crescent, 25% | 11:22 AM | 9:48 PM |
| Dec 15 | 7:18 AM | 7:51 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:18 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:30 PM | 8 h 54 min | +0.0 min | Waxing crescent, 35% | 11:42 AM | 10:53 PM |
| Dec 16 | 7:18 AM | 7:51 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:18 PM | 3:57 PM | 6:30 PM | 8 h 54 min | +0.0 min | First quarter, 46% | 12:01 PM | 11:59 PM |
| Dec 17 | 7:19 AM | 7:52 AM | 4:45 PM | 5:18 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:30 PM | 8 h 53 min | -1.0 min | First quarter 7:43 AM | 12:19 PM | |
| Dec 18 | 7:20 AM | 7:53 AM | 4:46 PM | 5:19 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:31 PM | 8 h 53 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 67% | 12:38 PM | 1:06 AM |
| Dec 19 | 7:20 AM | 7:53 AM | 4:46 PM | 5:19 PM | 3:58 PM | 6:31 PM | 8 h 53 min | +0.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 76% | 1:00 PM | 2:17 AM |
| Dec 20 | 7:21 AM | 7:54 AM | 4:46 PM | 5:20 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:31 PM | 8 h 52 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 85% | 1:27 PM | 3:32 AM |
| Dec 21 | 7:21 AM | 7:54 AM | 4:47 PM | 5:20 PM | 3:59 PM | 6:32 PM | 8 h 53 min | +1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 91% | 2:02 PM | 4:52 AM |
| Dec 22 | 7:22 AM | 7:55 AM | 4:47 PM | 5:21 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:32 PM | 8 h 52 min | -1.0 min | Waxing gibbous, 96% | 2:49 PM | 6:12 AM |
| Dec 23 | 7:22 AM | 7:55 AM | 4:48 PM | 5:21 PM | 4:00 PM | 6:33 PM | 8 h 53 min | +1.0 min | Full moon, 99% | 3:50 PM | 7:28 AM |
| Dec 24 | 7:23 AM | 7:56 AM | 4:48 PM | 5:22 PM | 4:01 PM | 6:34 PM | 8 h 52 min | -1.0 min | Full moon 3:28 AM | 5:04 PM | 8:33 AM |
| Dec 25 | 7:23 AM | 7:56 AM | 4:49 PM | 5:22 PM | 4:01 PM | 6:34 PM | 8 h 53 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 98% | 6:27 PM | 9:24 AM |
| Dec 26 | 7:23 AM | 7:57 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:23 PM | 4:02 PM | 6:35 PM | 8 h 53 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 95% | 7:52 PM | 10:03 AM |
| Dec 27 | 7:24 AM | 7:57 AM | 4:50 PM | 5:24 PM | 4:03 PM | 6:35 PM | 8 h 53 min | +0.0 min | Waning gibbous, 89% | 9:13 PM | 10:32 AM |
| Dec 28 | 7:24 AM | 7:57 AM | 4:51 PM | 5:24 PM | 4:04 PM | 6:36 PM | 8 h 54 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 81% | 10:29 PM | 10:56 AM |
| Dec 29 | 7:24 AM | 7:57 AM | 4:52 PM | 5:25 PM | 4:05 PM | 6:37 PM | 8 h 55 min | +1.0 min | Waning gibbous, 72% | 11:42 PM | 11:17 AM |
| Dec 30 | 7:24 AM | 7:57 AM | 4:53 PM | 5:26 PM | 4:05 PM | 6:38 PM | 8 h 56 min | +1.0 min | Last quarter 8:59 PM | 11:37 AM | |
| Dec 31 | 7:25 AM | 7:58 AM | 4:54 PM | 5:27 PM | 4:06 PM | 6:38 PM | 8 h 56 min | +0.0 min | Last quarter, 52% | 12:52 AM | 11:57 AM |
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Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms, for a flat horizon; hills and buildings delay a real sunrise.